Banana Split
The origin of the "banana split" (a dish of bananas, ice cream, and fruit syrup or fruit topping, usually with crushed nuts, whipped cream, and maraschino cherries) is much in debate.…
Bananageddon (banana + Armageddon)
"Bananageddon" (banana + Armageddon) is a term to describe a shortage of bananas. "Bananageddon" was the name of a computer game and was cited on Twitter in December 2008.…
Bandwich (sandwich provided for a band)
A band that plays music at various functions (such as weddings) usually doesn't eat what the invited guests do. Sandwiches are often provided for the band, and these have been called…
Bánh Mì (Vietnamese sandwich)
Bánh mì is a Vietnamese sandwich, served in a French baguette and often containing a pork filling. Pickled carrots, daikon, onions, cilantro, and mayonnaise are also usually included in the…
Banoconut (banana + coconut) Cream Pie
The website Chow.com published a "Banoconut Cream Pie Recipe" on June 26, 2009 and featured the pie in a 2011 photo gallery of "Comfort Foods We Love." The word…
Baogel (cha siu bao + bagel)
A "baogel" (cha siu bao + bagel) is a Cantonese barbecue-pork-filled bagel. "Did you know that it's international Baogel Day?!? It's when Bao & Bagel fall in love"…
Bar Chef
"Bar chef" is a modern term for a "mixologist," or a person who concocts drinks. Both terms are used to differentiate from the stardard job title of "bartender."…
Barbecuedom
"Barbecuedom" is the realm or sphere of barbecue; there can be "Texas barbecuedom" and "Tennessee babecuedom." The word "barbecuedom" has been cited in print…
Barbecusation (barbecue + accusation)
Texas Monthly printed its 2013 Top 50 BBQ list in May 2013 and there was plenty of controversy about the selections. The Texas Monthly "Eat My Words" blog, on May 17, 2013, addressed the…
Barista
"Barista" is the Italian word for "bartender." By at least 1964 (according to an English citation below), the "barista" was a person in an Italian coffee bar who…
Bartender
A "bartender" (also "bar-tender" or "bar tender") is someone who "tends" to or serves drinks at a "bar." Other names for this job include…
Bartender’s Ketchup (St. Germain elderflower liqueur nickname)
Manhattan-born Robert Cooper (1976-2016) introduced St-Germain, an elderflower liqueur, in 2007. The product immediately caught on with several bars in New York City (such as Death & Co.) and…
Battery Acid (coffee)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)battery acid n. dilute sulphuric acid as used in a lead-acid cell as the electrolyte.1835 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 125 269 (heading) Nature…
Bay Breeze (cocktail)
A "Bay Breeze" cocktail is comosed of vodka, cranberry juice and pineapple juice. "Bay Breeze" has been cited in print since at least 1985; the drink has also been called a…
Bean to Bar
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Adrienne Newman@MadameCocoaOoo! New domestic bean-to-bar, micro-batch Potomac Chocolate Co. "in progress", testing out beans and equipment....…
Bear Claw (ice cream)
"Bear Claw" ice cream usually is dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate-coated cashews and caramel. "HEB Food Stores of Waco has a new special bear claw ice cream made especially…
Bear Claw (pastry)
A "bear claw" pastry is usually filled with almond paste and sometimes raisins, and looks somewhat like a bear's claw. The exact origin of the pastry is unknown, but it appears to…
BEC (bacon, egg and cheese)
Breakfast plates and sandwiches containing some combination of bacon, eggs and cheese have existed for a long time, but were never given a formal name. The one-food restaurant bec…
Bee Vomit (honey)
Honey has been called "bee vomit" -- often in jest -- since at least 1982. Some honey products have had "bee vomit" on the label, and "Honey is really just bee vomit"…
Beef and Reef (Reef and Beef)
"Beef and Reef" (or "Reef and Beef") is a restaurant dish featuring both meat and seafood. The term appeared in the 1960s, along with similar terms such as "Surf and…